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Hello all,

we have a brand new Rotax 912 ULS 100 hp in a used Flight Design CT.

Engine was installed in Winter.

Right after first time opening the fuel valve, one carb. overflowed. Before ever trying to crank the engine. Sent them in to Dealer and they fully cleaned and checked the carburetors. (there was some gunk inside both needles).

Installed again and was good for a few hours of flight time. Then same carb. spilled over again.

Uninstalled and taken apart by company. Some metall debris inside prevented needle from closing. So cleaned and inspected again and afterwards supposedly all is well.

One very brief flight afterwards was well. 2nd Flight had to aborted after 1 Minute - this time the other carburetor spilled...
We don't know the root cause this time, yet.

Anybody any ideas?

The CT has only the mechanical fuel pump. No additional electrical pump. High-wing gravity feeds. Several fuel filters: in the wings a coarse one, one filter near the shut-off valve and actually another one inside the gascolator. All clean.

Ran just fine for 1000+ hours on old engine on the same setup.

Besides the engine swap only fuel filters had been cleaned and all hoses been replaced.

Anybody having a remote idea what else could be causing this?

  • Re: 912ULS carb keeps overflowing

    by » 5 hours ago


    The occasional debris flecks following a new build or fuel hose replacement is not uncommon and normally stops after a bowl cleaning or two. But metal debris found in a new Bing float bowl (are these new Bings?) And now both carbs now dripping? Interesting. You may have two issues going on. Both overflowing may be the inadvertent entry of ram air- are you using an air box or just filters? How are the carb vent lines routed? It will help to know if any debris is found in the second carb bowl, but these carbs can drool fuel with no debris to be found when one drops the bowl- this has happened to me. Just dropping the bowl will flush any tiny fleck of debris wedged at the tip of the viton seal, and as the viton seal lowers along with the floats you may never see a tiny speck of debris as it falls away with the fuel.
    First I’ve ever heard of metal debris sitting in the bottom of a float bowl. 
    If I found any metal debris in the bottom of a float bowl of a new Rotax Bing I’d submit a CSIR to Rotax.


  • Re: 912ULS carb keeps overflowing

    by » 2 hours ago


    Hi.

    Thank you for your thoughts.

    Routing of Carb vent lines have not been modified and had been working fine for 1000+ hours with the old ULS engine.

    CSIR had been filed after the first occurrence.

    We will do a new CSIR now and will see what will happen.

    Currently we rather hope we get a new set of carbs, since we do not really trust the ones we have currently (and yes, brand new Bings).

    Luckily the first time happened on the ground (not even engine running) and the other two times in very close vicinity of the airfield.

    Not very comforting at all to have this happen in flight...


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